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John Winthrop School

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John Winthrop School ranks 354 th of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

354^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

John Winthrop School is an elementary school in Bridgeport, Connecticut, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 601 students. The school consistently ranks in the bottom half of Connecticut elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on standardized tests in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.

John Winthrop School faces challenges compared to nearby higher-performing schools. For example, Stratfield School and North Stratfield School in Fairfield have proficiency rates in the 60-80% range, compared to John Winthrop's 20-50% range. Similarly, Frenchtown Elementary School in Trumbull outperforms John Winthrop across all subject areas and grade levels.

John Winthrop School also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.7% to 29.1% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's spending per student is relatively low, and the student-teacher ratio is higher than nearby schools. These factors likely contribute to the school's overall academic underperformance and suggest the need for targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes and provide a more equitable educational experience for the students of Bridgeport.

607

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,954

Per pupil spending ?

82.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

85 Eckart St.
Bridgeport, CT 06606

(203) 576-7769

District: Bridgeport School District

Students who attend John Winthrop School usually attend:

High:	Aerospace/Hydrospace Engineering and Physical Sciences Magne
	Biotechnology Research & Zoological Studies Magnet High School
	Bridgeport Military Academy
	Central High School
	More...
	Information Technology & Software Engineering Magnet High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.3%

African American:

20.1%

White:

13.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 25th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Bridgeport School District

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (38% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 14 pts below the Connecticut average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg18%

Connecticut avg48%

Elementary school

354^th of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

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Middle school

129^th of 252

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

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3^rd of 20Elementary Schools in the Bridgeport School District

152^nd of 156Bridgeport School District among Connecticut districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	354 of 493	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	368 of 497	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	358 of 491	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	354 of 490	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	387 of 538	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.5	317 of 522	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	362 of 532	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.8	341 of 519	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	18.1	415 of 518	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.8	412 of 551	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	46.2	369 of 557	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.6	402 of 564	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.6	437 of 565	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	50.8	365 of 579	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	58.2	322 of 566	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.6	364 of 565	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.1	382 of 568	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.4	389 of 570	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2019	76.3	5 of 21	76.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	197 of 232	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	217 of 237	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	197 of 230	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	189 of 234	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	329 of 455	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	184 of 242	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	51 of 132	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.6	62 of 111	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.7	42 of 108	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.1	34 of 99	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.4	78 of 173	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2022	42.2	41 of 70	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.0	121 of 302	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.6	19 of 60	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	220 of 239	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	210 of 233	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	203 of 232	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	340 of 445	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.4	164 of 247	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.7	198 of 262	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	46.1	191 of 371	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2018	3.4	294 of 296	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	129 of 252	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	150 of 250	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	155 of 249	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	150 of 250	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.0	164 of 275	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	152 of 259	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.9	176 of 249	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.8	176 of 250	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.0	170 of 246	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.9	189 of 280	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.3	162 of 278	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.4	164 of 272	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.4	158 of 269	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.6	154 of 268	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.1	156 of 255	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	33.9	179 of 252	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.6	170 of 250	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.2	161 of 248	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	66.4	19 of 80	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.6	8 of 31	74.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	112 of 164	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.3	126 of 161	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.0	112 of 166	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.2	149 of 235	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.4	133 of 169	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	27 of 105	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	56.2	33 of 104	68.3%	★★★★☆
2023	40.2	54 of 99	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.1	41 of 97	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.3	72 of 146	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2022	57.6	43 of 106	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.2	76 of 218	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.6	48 of 104	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2024	16.9	127 of 157	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	129 of 169	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	146 of 224	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.9	116 of 167	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	56.4	106 of 244	56.6%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

African American (2019)76th percentile+37 vs school

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile+33 vs school

Special Education (2021)49th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)41st percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile-13 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile-20 vs school

White (2018)1st percentile-31 vs school

Middle school

African American (2021)76th percentile+36 vs school

Hispanic (2025)74th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)59th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2021)57th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-17 vs school

Male (2024)19th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Science52%~ state avg

English Language Arts44%-7 vs state

Mathematics32%-14 vs state

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Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 5th Grade	NGSS Science 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
John Winthrop School	Public	PK, KG-8	85 Eckart St.	Bridgeport	06606	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 576-7769	607	48	12.6	82.2%	80 (13.2%)	122 (20.1%)	360 (59.3%)	23 (3.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.8%)	22.8	354^th of 493 public elementary schools	28.2%		19.3	368^th of 497 public elementary schools	26.0%	14		51.5	27.5	42.4	48.3		53.6	44.1	29.4	31.8	20.0	33.3	36.9	35.3	$16,954
Interdistrict Discovery Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	4510 Park Avenue	Bridgeport	06606	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(203) 275-1801	492	34	14.4	69.5%	99 (20.1%)	122 (24.8%)	230 (46.7%)	25 (5.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	24.7	344^th of 493 public elementary schools	30.2%		29.2	331^st of 497 public elementary schools	33.4%	13			52.3	22.7	43.2	52.3	48.8		27.3	15.9	18.2	25.0	39.5	20.0	$17,305
A.B. Skane Center	Public	PK-K	2977 North Madison Ave.	Bridgeport	06606	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 576-7181	183	16	11.4	92.9%	28 (15.3%)	44 (24.0%)	105 (57.4%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)								(n/a)															$30,365
North Stratfield School	Public	K-5	190 Putting Green Rd.	Fairfield	06825	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Fairfield School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 255-8322	408	32	12.7	10.8%	298 (73.0%)	14 (3.4%)	55 (13.5%)	20 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)	84.3	72^nd of 493 public elementary schools	85.4%		74.5	147^th of 497 public elementary schools	70.4%	75			77.9	71.4	71.1				80.5		68.4				$19,917
Frenchtown Elementary School	Public	K-5	30 Frenchtown Rd.	Trumbull	06611	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Trumbull School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 452-4227	516	41	12.6	27.1%	248 (48.1%)	50 (9.7%)	146 (28.3%)	44 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.4%)	82.5	85^th of 493 public elementary schools	82.8%		83.5	85^th of 497 public elementary schools	82.9%		80.4		67.0	73.3	70.7				76.6	71.1	69.6				$18,902
Blackham School	Public	PK, KG-8	425 Thorme St.	Bridgeport	06606	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 576-7951	1,088	62	17.5	85.3%	116 (10.7%)	225 (20.7%)	697 (64.1%)	16 (1.5%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (2.5%)	7.1	467^th of 493 public elementary schools	5.3%		7.9	456^th of 497 public elementary schools	8.2%	11	19.5	26.9		14.2	17.2	27.4	24.1	26.3	11.0	9.9	9.2	19.3	18.8	9.8	$15,550
Park City Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1526 Chopsey Hill Rd.	Bridgeport	06606	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(203) 576-7547	487	32	15.3	84.2%	43 (8.8%)	170 (34.9%)	233 (47.8%)	14 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.9%)	20.3	366^th of 493 public elementary schools	25.8%		16.2	387^th of 497 public elementary schools	22.1%	21	22.0		36.2	37.0	26.0	40.0	38.6		34.0		12.0	37.8		29.3	$16,123
Madison School	Public	PK, KG-6	376 Wayne St.	Bridgeport	06606	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 576-7186	451	36	12.5	89.8%	31 (6.9%)	86 (19.1%)	302 (67.0%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.8%)	9.8	433^rd of 493 public elementary schools	12.2%		11.8	422^nd of 497 public elementary schools	15.1%	11	14.5		30.3		8.7	21.7			34.8	22.8	11.6	10.2			$18,624
Stratfield School	Public	PK, KG-5	1407 Melville Ave.	Fairfield	06825	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Fairfield School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 255-8332	326	28	11.5	11.3%	244 (74.8%)	9 (2.8%)	44 (13.5%)	9 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.8%)	73	157^th of 493 public elementary schools	68.2%		68.9	175^th of 497 public elementary schools	64.8%	18	70.1		67.9	63.8	68.7				69.8		52.2				$23,516
Wilbur Cross School	Public	PK, KG-8	1775 Reservoir Ave.	Bridgeport	06606	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 275-2100	318	23	13.8	88.4%	18 (5.7%)	100 (31.4%)	188 (59.1%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)								(n/a)		0.0									0.0				$18,266

Frequently Asked Questions about John Winthrop School

What district is John Winthrop School in?

Bridgeport School District

Is John Winthrop School a good school?

John Winthrop School ranks 354^th of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of John Winthrop School?

Students at John Winthrop School are 59% Hispanic, 20% African American, 13% White, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of John Winthrop School attend?

Students who attend John Winthrop School usually go on to attend:

High : Aerospace/Hydrospace Engineering and Physical Sciences Magne
High : Biotechnology Research & Zoological Studies Magnet High School
High : Bridgeport Military Academy
High : Central High School
High : Information Technology & Software Engineering Magnet High School

How many students attend John Winthrop School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 607 students attended John Winthrop School.

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